Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight

(Robbie Robertson)

Sonny got caught in the moonlight
A wanted man with a haunted heart
Sonny found out the hard way
Playing for keeps, loser weeps
He said he’d come back when the lion sleeps Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
And she called out your name
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
Can’t tell the tears from the rain
Sonny got caught in the moonlight
Paint graffiti on the subway wall
Sonny got lost in the blue night
They stood like statues, legs spread wide Catch him in the crossfire and take him by surprise Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
And she called out your name
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
Can’t tell the tears from the rain
Can’t tell the tears from the rain
All my life I’ve been running
Paint a portrait of a fool,
And with my heart in my hands

Oh, they’ve come to take me down
Sonny got caught in the moonlight
By the power that can turn the tide
And I heard three shots around midnight Driven by the passion, running from the heat No questions asked, he’s just a kid from the street Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
And she called out your name
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
Can’t tell the tears from the rain
Can’t tell the tears from the rain